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Nordic Mining's stock declined after the company reported zero recognised revenue for Q2 2026 despite substantial rutile and garnet production at its Engebø operation. An unresolved product quality dispute with a customer, a steep decline in cash reserves, immediate financing needs, and a Court of Appeal ruling invalidating tailings permits for Før…
Amcomri's stock rose 3.2% in trading after the company said it expects first-half core profit to increase 9% to 4.7 million and revenue to climb 33% to 42.4 million, attributing growth to steady end-market demand and recent acquisitions. The move extended the stock's recovery from a 52-week low of 91p, though shares remain below the 52-week high of…
Trainline stock dropped sharply after the UK Competition and Markets Authority opened a formal investigation into whether the company displayed all mandatory booking fees upfront on its app and website. The probe, conducted under the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Act 2024, focuses on potential drip pricing where headline fares exclude …
Smith & Nephew shares fell sharply after the company revealed that CFO John Rogers will depart on September 30, 2026, and has already stepped down from the Board. The exit compounds investor unease following revenue that missed expectations for Q2/H1 2026, leaving the stock trading close to its 52-week low as broader market pressures added to the p…
Global government bond markets took a temporary pause in a severe selloff as investors bought sovereign paper that had pushed yields to multi-decade highs. Yields in Germany, France and Japan pulled back from recent peaks, while traders awaited Federal Reserve minutes and remarks from the European Central Bank president. Strategists caution that la…
Leroy Seafood Group ASA shares fell after the company released second-quarter 2026 results showing a notable decline in operational EBIT driven by reduced harvest volumes and softer margins in Market Operations. While Wild Catch guidance was upgraded and management reported lower farming cost levels since the first quarter, investors reacted to the…
Geberit stock climbed after the company reported first-half 2026 results showing currency-adjusted sales growth, steady margins and a reiterated full-year outlook. Strong volumes and price increases supported performance despite negative currency movements, higher raw material costs and a dip in free cash flow.
AiMOGA Robotics, the robotics arm incubated by China’s largest vehicle exporter Chery Automobile, is preparing for a public listing to finance technology investment and growth, its head said at the World Robot Conference in Beijing. The company plans to markedly increase humanoid robot deliveries next year, expand overseas—especially in hot and rai…
British equities traded cautiously higher as mining stocks propelled the FTSE 100 into positive territory, even as UK consumer price inflation climbed to 2.9% in the year to July. Markets balanced the domestic inflation surprise and a rise in energy costs with renewed uncertainty after a disputed Iran-linked missile episode in the Persian Gulf adde…
FLSmidth & Co. shares climbed sharply after the company published its H1 2026 Interim Financial Report and released second-quarter figures that outpaced analyst expectations across key profit metrics. Strong organic order intake, double-digit revenue growth and an adjusted EBITA margin well above forecasts prompted management to raise the lower end…
Ithaca Energy stock rose sharply after the company reported first-half 2026 results featuring record second-quarter production, an upgraded full-year dividend forecast and a substantial interim dividend. H1 net profit and adjusted EBITDAX underscored the strength of the North Sea portfolio, even as an analyst noted quarterly net profit lagged conse…
SK Hynix's board has authorized a share repurchase program of up to 40 trillion won ($28.3 billion) that will begin on August 20 and run for roughly three months. The firm will buy back over 24 million treasury shares and has raised its shareholder return target to exceed 50% of cumulative free cash flow, following several quarters of outsized, AI-…
European equities remained under pressure Wednesday, trading near the flatline after a steep multi-asset selloff pushed sovereign bond yields higher and dented equity momentum. The Stoxx Europe 600 stayed close to two-week lows following its worst daily fall in almost a month. Rising German and U.S. government bond yields, a Brent crude uptick link…
Needham & Company reiterated BE Semiconductor Industries (BESI) as its preferred semiconductor equipment exposure for 2026, citing industry momentum toward hybrid bonding across logic, memory and optical networking. The brokerage’s view followed a three-day memory and storage technology conference where analysts concluded that future AI hardware ga…
United Company Rusal returned to profitability in the first half of 2026, reporting an adjusted net profit of $196 million and revenue of $8.34 billion. The improvement, driven by higher aluminium prices linked to regional supply disruptions, helped the stock rise 1.0% to HK$3.12 even as wider markets faced pressure from climbing U.S. Treasury yiel…
Latour reported a 3% year-over-year increase in industrial sales for the second quarter to SEK 7.23 billion, supported by an 11% rise in order intake and a solid industrial EBIT margin of 13.8%. Net asset value per share fell 3.7% in the first half, underperforming its benchmark index. The company completed multiple acquisitions that added SEK 700 …
HDI Global reported a combined ratio of 90.7% for the first half of 2026, marking a 0.9 percentage point improvement year over year. The Germany-based corporate and specialty insurer recorded higher insurance service income, reduced large-loss payments and a rise in contribution to parent Talanx Group's net income.
Australian equities closed modestly lower on Wednesday with the S&P/ASX 200 slipping 0.18% as weakness in IT, A-REITs and Financials outweighed gains among several large-cap names. Trading breadth favored decliners, Temple & Webster fell sharply to a three-year low, and volatility as measured by the S&P/ASX 200 VIX eased.
Unitree Robotics rallied more than sevenfold on its first day of trading in Shanghai, valuing the maker of humanoid machines at over $50 billion. The frenzy coincided with selling pressure across other Chinese robotics shares, highlighting a sector where revenue growth is strong but profitability is scarce. Among six major listed names, only Shenzh…
Taiyo Yuden Co. saw its stock price fall again Wednesday, sliding 3.1% to ¥9,683 and extending a sharp two-day decline that began after disclosure of a large institutional investor trimming its position. The cutback by hedge fund Situational Awareness, together with weakness across semiconductor and AI-exposed stocks and pressure from rising yields…
Goldman Sachs has singled out nine Japanese firms in the electronic components and semiconductor supply chain that it views as well positioned to capitalize on rising demand from artificial intelligence and data center deployments. The bank cited several common catalysts - upward earnings revisions, capacity expansions and improving profitability -…
Flughafen Wien AG reported modest first-half revenue growth and a 7.0% rise in group net profit, driven by stronger passenger flows at its Malta and Košice airports and tighter cost controls. The company raised its 2026 revenue and passenger forecasts while noting weaker volumes at its Vienna hub related to low-cost carrier capacity reductions and …
Taiwanese equities closed lower on Wednesday with the Taiwan Weighted index down 1.47% as losses in the Plastic and Chemical sectors contributed to the decline. Market breadth favored sellers, with 609 issues falling versus 390 advancing. Several individual stocks recorded swings of nearly double digits in both directions. Commodity and currency mo…
Deutsche Rohstoff reported a 7.5% year-over-year rise in first-half revenue to EUR 110 million, driven in part by an 18% increase in the company’s average realized oil price and higher-than-expected output from new Wyoming wells. EBITDA nearly tripled to EUR 205.2 million following a EUR 128 million gain on a partial sale of its Almonty Industries …
Unitree Robotics' shares climbed sharply in their Shanghai market debut, rising to an intraday peak of 1,100 yuan - over 600% above the IPO price of 150.80 yuan. The jump came even as major Chinese indexes fell, and follows attention on the company's acrobatic humanoid robots and backing from several large Chinese technology companies.
